TFF – Creamy Corn Chowder

I woke up yesterday and it was cool.  The temperature was in the low 70′s and I actually felt “cold”.  This was the perfect cooking day and I had the desire to make soup.  I had done little with soup over the summer.  I had made a  few quick and easy recipes but I wanted to fuss over soup.  I actually wanted to chop vegetables and especially smell the aroma of chicken soup which I did with my other recipe.

I ended making a chicken soup and Tyler’s corn chowder.  I am a great fan of corn and a bigger fan of Tyler’s so I figured, this had to be a winner and it was.  I am contributing this to both Tyler Florence Fridays andSouper Sundays.  It is worth two exposures.  I love it.

I get the best recipes from both these groups.  If you are interested, I strongly suggest you join us and have some fun or at least get yourself some interesting and yummy food to eat. 

Corn Chowder adapted from Tyler Florence

Ingredients                                                        

• 2 tablespoons butter
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Vidalia onion – large                                
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme 
•  1/4 cup gluten-free flour
• 6 cups  vegetable stock
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 Idaho potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 cups corn kernels
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup  parsley
• 1/4 cup dried chives

Directions

Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.

Add the onion and thyme and cook until the vegetables are good and soft, 8 to 10 minutes.

Dust the vegetables with flour and stir to coat everything well.  (I goofed and dusted the corn too but it did not seem to hurt the taste)

Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes break down (this will help to thicken the soup and give it a good texture).

Add corn to the soup.

Season with salt and pepper and simmer until the corn is soft, about 10 to 12 minutes.

Stir in the parsley.  I added some chives too.

Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

Please check  Tyler’s recipe to see how he does it.

This is truly, one of the best soup recipes, I have made or eaten.  It is creamy and sweet and satisfies the hunger.  Thank you Tyler.

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